The very thing that drew the current...
The very thing that drew the current owners to this horse ranch in Santa Barbara County is prompting them to sell: The 220-acre property is a bastion of solitude, privacy and peace.
Stacey and Don Ferguson wanted that when they bought the ranch in 2000. A few years earlier, he had orchestrated the sale of his family’s business, Rust-Oleum Corp., a leader in rust-preventive coatings.
A year after buying the ranch, he created a weekend workshop to help couples learn tools for maintaining intimacy.
His wife too had sought peace and quiet on the ranch, after running her special-occasions video company and working for years as an assistant to a private eye.
Life on the ranch was further enhanced by their infant son, but now the little boy is leading the couple back to the city, where they want him to go to school.
About this property: Vineyards and other ranches surround the home. The main house overlooks a valley with rolling grasslands and hillsides dotted with oaks. The ranch also has a guesthouse, a three-bedroom caretaker’s house and a three-stall barn.
Asking price: $6,995,000
Size: The 5,300-square-foot main house has a wing with two bedrooms and a laundry room, and it has a master bedroom suite that has a fireplace, sitting-meditation room and two walk-in closets.
Features: The home also has a great room, a kitchen with a pantry, large public rooms and hardwood and tile floors. An artist hand-painted the ceilings and walls. There is also a media room.
Where: It is just north of Los Olivos in the Santa Ynez Valley, 118 miles from Malibu and 52 miles from the city of Santa Barbara. Nearby Santa Ynez Airport has a 2,900-foot runway and can accommodate a Citation jet.
Listing agent: Adrian Grant, Prudential John Aaroe, Beverly Hills, (310) 777-2878.
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